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Private foundation (trust)EIN 263894940Est. 2011-11

THE ELLIS FOUNDATION

MILWAUKEE, WI 532010634

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$2.0M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$381K

FY 2023

Grants Made

14

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$27K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$500–$300K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$36K

Total Expenses

$397K

Qualifying Distributions

$384K

Distributable Amount

$100K

Min. Investment Return

$101K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

14 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $5K to maximum $300K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $381K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

92 grants

WASHINGTON COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK
$300K
1 grant
URBAN SPARKS
$80K
4 grants
350 SEATTLE
$78K
4 grants
FIRELANDS WORKERS UNITED
$75K
3 grants
GOT GREEN
$55K
3 grants
SOCIAL JUSTICE FUND
$38K
4 grants
REAL CHANGE
$20K
3 grants
HOMESTEAD COMMUNITY LAND TRUST
$20K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

92 grants

<$10K
78
grants
$10–50K
13
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

7 states

Washington
$803K
90% of total
California
$26K
3% of total
New York
$15K
2% of total
Arizona
$15K
2% of total
Oregon
$14K
2% of total
Minnesota
$13K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$8K
1% of total

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